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A list of the journals that are reviewed and the criteria for selecting articles from these journals for inclusion in Evidence-Based Nursing are included in each issue. The following articles passed all criteria but were not abstracted because, in the judgment of the editors, their findings were less widely applicable to nursing practice, the topic was of interest to only a select group of nurse specialists, or the topic was recently addressed in another abstract.

Colom F, Vieta E, Martinez-Aran A, et al. A randomized trial on the efficacy of group psychoeducation in the prophylaxis of recurrences in bipolar patients whose disease is in remission. Arch Gen Psychiatry2003;60:402–7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12695318&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

de Beer BA, Graamans K, Snik AF, et al. Hearing deficits in young adults who had a history of otitis media in childhood: use of personal stereos had no effect on hearing. Pediatrics2003;111:e304–8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12671143&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

Mannino DM, Buist AS, Petty TL, et al. Lung function and mortality in the United States: data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey follow up study. Thorax2003;58:388–93. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12728157&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

Pedersen A, Johansen C, Grønbaek M. Relations between amount and type of alcohol and colon and rectal cancer in a Danish population based cohort study. Gut2003;52:861–7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12740343&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

Westman J, Hasselstrom J, Johansson SE, et al. The influences of place of birth and socioeconomic factors on attempted suicide in a defined population of 4.5 million people. Arch Gen Psychiatry2003;60:409–14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12695319&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

Elmberger E, Bolund C, Lützén K. Men with cancer. Changes in attempts to master the self-image as a man and as a parent. Cancer Nurs2002;25:477–85. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12464840&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

Gray DE. Gender and coping: the parents of children with high functioning autism. Soc Sci Med2003;56:631–42. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12570979&dopt=Abstract

Söderberg S, Strand M, Haapala M, et al. Living with a woman with fibromyalgia from the perspective of the husband. J Adv Nurs2003;42:143–50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12670383&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

Tang ST. When death is imminent: where terminally ill patients with cancer prefer to die and why. Cancer Nurs2003;26:245–51. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12832958&dopt=Abstract OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

Woodgate RL, Degner LF. A substantive theory of keeping the spirit alive: the spirit within children with cancer and their families. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs2003;20:103–19. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12776259&dopt=Abstract

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